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the u.s. has a military base in the island country the navy's powerful fifth fleet and six thousand troops are stationed there and in response to the brutal crackdown the u.s. president has wielded his authority to pick up the phone and call the king of pop for the president expressed his deep concern over the violence in bahrain and stressed the need for maximum restraint words the forces on the ground now backed by one thousand saudi arabian troops don't appear to be listening to critics say the talk doesn't amount to any help for the bahraini people it amounts to this absolutely there's a double standard in the way the u.s. deals with friend versus flow and michael libya the brain is a strong u.s. ally in the oil rich persian gulf it's all about oil it's also all about geo political military strategy u.s. has a lot of military assets in the persian gulf right now and we want to make sure they stay there u.s. interests coming at the cost of people's lives and if the cost of the values of hum
the u.s. has a military base in the island country the navy's powerful fifth fleet and six thousand troops are stationed there and in response to the brutal crackdown the u.s. president has wielded his authority to pick up the phone and call the king of pop for the president expressed his deep concern over the violence in bahrain and stressed the need for maximum restraint words the forces on the ground now backed by one thousand saudi arabian troops don't appear to be listening to critics say...
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so unlike the law involving u.s. versus lopez that is where the congress is trying to do your job of dealing with the local crime by guns in schools or violence against women and where the court was concerned about using the effect on the national economy from that education or barriers to entering the workforce to matters that were not economic and those were off to one site and that this is a financial penalty and black helicopters don't come and people don't force march you get the bayonet point to the insurance agent it is all economic. it is not local, and that those naked. the argument from the parade which can be cut off and distinguished are always made on the issue whether you have jurisdiction to legislate. so if they get $5 an hour the this is the regulation of commerce. the regulation of commerce to say $5,000 an hour this is true. in the social security takes the argument to the supreme court, council said it thickens at the retirement age 65 and require everybody under that to support it they can save 2
so unlike the law involving u.s. versus lopez that is where the congress is trying to do your job of dealing with the local crime by guns in schools or violence against women and where the court was concerned about using the effect on the national economy from that education or barriers to entering the workforce to matters that were not economic and those were off to one site and that this is a financial penalty and black helicopters don't come and people don't force march you get the bayonet...
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yeah i mean the u.s. . in this situation in the world she was dragged into the situation and libya it was the french and to a lesser extent the british who were enthusiastic about intervention there on the grounds of. minimizing civilian casualties. from the beginning none of the western powers said that they would be committing ground troops to the conflict in libya we i mean the us had no option but to interfere against the pressure from its european allies ok david i mean i can't think of really trying to do my homework for this program i can't think of any humanitarian corridor or humanitarian intervention where you can end up putting ground forces on moving them into the into the battlefield expanding the battlefield expanding the civil war. well i agree with what you just said i think that obama's statement to me seems confused and a bit naive. the problem the united states faces is that when the u.s. becomes publicly involved in a military operation there's an expectation it's going to succeed and if
yeah i mean the u.s. . in this situation in the world she was dragged into the situation and libya it was the french and to a lesser extent the british who were enthusiastic about intervention there on the grounds of. minimizing civilian casualties. from the beginning none of the western powers said that they would be committing ground troops to the conflict in libya we i mean the us had no option but to interfere against the pressure from its european allies ok david i mean i can't think of...
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i know her but not only do most u.s. comedians poke fun at the name of the operation they also best express the growing public prostration over the u.s. involvement poll showing the last four decades americans disapproval of a military action has never been as high as it is now with the levy intervention the pentagon saying that the activities in libya that we're only going to be in for a short time and then we're pulling out and they are many times where that our ladies were at war. oh do you. many fear like homer's odysseus it may take the u.s. years to finish the journey. gonna check out our t. washington d.c. . hundreds of thousands of people from across the u.k. are gathering in london to voice their anger over the government's proposed massive slashes to public spending the protest against the eighty billion pound austerity cuts is expected become britain's largest in years what is your emmett's reports now from london. this is really turned into a city wide recess with destruction to travel and to produce it all o
i know her but not only do most u.s. comedians poke fun at the name of the operation they also best express the growing public prostration over the u.s. involvement poll showing the last four decades americans disapproval of a military action has never been as high as it is now with the levy intervention the pentagon saying that the activities in libya that we're only going to be in for a short time and then we're pulling out and they are many times where that our ladies were at war. oh do you....
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we would likely have to put u.s. troops on the ground to accomplish that mission, or risk killing many civilians from the air. the danger posed to our men and women in uniform would be far greater. so would the cost and our share of the responsibility for what comes next. to be blunt, we went down that road in iraq. thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our troops and the determination of our diplomats, we are hopeful about iraq and their future, but regime change there took eight years, thousands of american and iraqi lives, and nearly a trillion dollars. that is not something we can afford to repeat in libya. as the bulk of our military effort ratchets down, what we can do, and we will do, is support the aspirations of the libyan people. we have intervened to stop the massacre, and we will work with our allies and partners to maintain the safety of civilians. we will deny the regime arms, cut off its supplies of cash, assist the opposition, and work with other nations to hasten the day when gaddafi leaves power
we would likely have to put u.s. troops on the ground to accomplish that mission, or risk killing many civilians from the air. the danger posed to our men and women in uniform would be far greater. so would the cost and our share of the responsibility for what comes next. to be blunt, we went down that road in iraq. thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our troops and the determination of our diplomats, we are hopeful about iraq and their future, but regime change there took eight years,...
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operation odyssey dawn that's the official name of the u.s. military operation in libya are on libya i don't want to say in libya because technically we're just flying over it or we're shooting from the water but we will not have boots on the ground he seemed doing there that is the art of messaging the word that we keep hearing floated around for the way of the obama administration is handling this situation keeps being stressed that this is an international effort that america is not acting alone that it's a humanitarian effort they were not there to occupy but with all the line being in and out like no one is saying it straight no one is telling us what the end goal is here so will it be another war on america's record that we can't the fine pair of the scots are with me is matthew national security editor at the center for american progress thanks so much for being here so i feel like nobody really knows what's going on because obama first comes out and says gadhafi must go then he leaves now he's in brazil and now we have military leaders
operation odyssey dawn that's the official name of the u.s. military operation in libya are on libya i don't want to say in libya because technically we're just flying over it or we're shooting from the water but we will not have boots on the ground he seemed doing there that is the art of messaging the word that we keep hearing floated around for the way of the obama administration is handling this situation keeps being stressed that this is an international effort that america is not acting...
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>> obviously the u.s. wants to see a responsible government emerged that respects the will of the libyan people. there is a serious institution building challenge that exists in libya. we believe there are universal rights that need to be acknowledged and respected and processes determined by the people in each of these countries that charts the specific course that is suitable to that country. it would be wrong of us to sit here with the road map for political transformation in libya, but are consistent message across the region and across the world is that the people deserve the right to chart their own future in a fashion that enables them to express themselves freely, a symbol freely, select their leaders, and do so free of violence and intimidation. >> with regard to the military question, you are saying it is premature to commit troops. is it the u.s. position that we need to be done through a nato commitment and not through a u.s. military commitment? is the president discussing more broadly how to
>> obviously the u.s. wants to see a responsible government emerged that respects the will of the libyan people. there is a serious institution building challenge that exists in libya. we believe there are universal rights that need to be acknowledged and respected and processes determined by the people in each of these countries that charts the specific course that is suitable to that country. it would be wrong of us to sit here with the road map for political transformation in libya,...
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the u.s. has already sent will ship sent have reached the mediterranean and are making their way towards libya we're hearing that four hundred u.s. soldiers are in the mediterranean right now really to board these warships at the same time the bush is prime minister david cameron calling for a no fly zone there are many of the international community who are against this including the arab league as well as russia they say that it creates an area where you have to have some kind of short term solution being put on the table but no long term prognosis in terms of how this will play out we are hearing the same from locals here they are against any kind of international intervention with opposition leaders saying as much they say that it will spread the conflict it will undermine the democratic movement and at the same time we're hearing that a no fly zone will involve military attacks on libya's air defenses now this was done in other countries such as iraq and then it proved that it is unlikely
the u.s. has already sent will ship sent have reached the mediterranean and are making their way towards libya we're hearing that four hundred u.s. soldiers are in the mediterranean right now really to board these warships at the same time the bush is prime minister david cameron calling for a no fly zone there are many of the international community who are against this including the arab league as well as russia they say that it creates an area where you have to have some kind of short term...
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the u.s. have big commercial interests and other places like bahrain which is also suffering yemen ivory coast is seeing horrible violence the west is not so interested. parties are able to they're covering this breaking news life russell's thank you all with concerns that our no fly zone over libya could be a cover up for a foreign full scale in the gauge went and he were optimistic jim brown says the u.n. resolution one nine seven three is full of holes. you can interpret so many things and then i mean what on earth you mean by protecting civilians presumably it means protecting civilians from both sides because there appear suggestions of atrocities on both sides and certainly not a one sided thing but of course i think the central point is that the whole thrust of the intervention is not it seems to me is not a principled thing and that accounts for the for the contradictions and the holes in the resolution i think the whole thing is a mess so the resolution itself is full of forward think
the u.s. have big commercial interests and other places like bahrain which is also suffering yemen ivory coast is seeing horrible violence the west is not so interested. parties are able to they're covering this breaking news life russell's thank you all with concerns that our no fly zone over libya could be a cover up for a foreign full scale in the gauge went and he were optimistic jim brown says the u.n. resolution one nine seven three is full of holes. you can interpret so many things and...
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u.s. involvement beneath eventually for more on this join me danny checkdown from washington in just a few minutes. very good evening from moscow you're watching reality news channel it's ten pm here now my name is kevin and the top story the arab league criticized international strikes against targets in libya following reports of dozens of civilian deaths the organization was key to gaining international support for the u.n. back no fly zone but now says the military actions gone too far america says u.s. and allied forces of no halted an offensive by colonel gadhafi forces against rebels in benghazi but fighting is still being reported elsewhere tonight paula has the latest from the capital tripoli. we are hearing reports of new airstrikes that are being carried out on the ground we're also hearing reports of military planes all being loaded with weapons at american bases in is unique and that which planes are on their way to libya now the american army has come through that it dropped
u.s. involvement beneath eventually for more on this join me danny checkdown from washington in just a few minutes. very good evening from moscow you're watching reality news channel it's ten pm here now my name is kevin and the top story the arab league criticized international strikes against targets in libya following reports of dozens of civilian deaths the organization was key to gaining international support for the u.n. back no fly zone but now says the military actions gone too far...
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and in the u.s. iraq obama still insists there's only a limited role for american forces but that isn't stopping song from drawing parallels with two thousand and three invasion of iraq. polls show the majority of americans oppose the us from the intervention for more on joining me. in just a few minutes. guessing live from our studios in central moscow this is our jeanne where it is just after seven o'clock in the morning just after six o'clock in the morning in tripoli where in the last few hours the libyan army has been ordered to observe an immediate cease fire in their fight against rebels but heavy anti-aircraft gunfire has been heard over the capital tripoli tonight an international aerial campaign to enforce a no fly zone is still in effect to protect civilians from colonel gadhafi forces are reports from the libyan capital at the very heart of the conflict. there is and he ate hard gunfire happening just a short distance behind me this is the second time in as many hours that we're witnessin
and in the u.s. iraq obama still insists there's only a limited role for american forces but that isn't stopping song from drawing parallels with two thousand and three invasion of iraq. polls show the majority of americans oppose the us from the intervention for more on joining me. in just a few minutes. guessing live from our studios in central moscow this is our jeanne where it is just after seven o'clock in the morning just after six o'clock in the morning in tripoli where in the last few...
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pakistan for that matter a u.s. drone just this friday killed thirty eight civilians and the question many ask is who will be held responsible for that and then only say the way things are and now the international community seems to be very selective when it comes to protecting civilians in libya that they protect them but in some other countries they turn a blind eye. thank you. well the antiwar activists say the u.n. resolution that sanction the attack on libya is riddled with contradictions jim brown told r.t. that washington's policy in the arab world is in disarray. what on earth you mean by protecting civilians. presumably it means protecting civilians from both sides because there are clear. suggestions of. of atrocities on both sides it's certainly not a one sided thing. but of course i think the central point is for the whole thrust of the intervention is not really the principal thing and that accounts for the. for the contradictions and the holes in the resolution america think the whole thing is a mess
pakistan for that matter a u.s. drone just this friday killed thirty eight civilians and the question many ask is who will be held responsible for that and then only say the way things are and now the international community seems to be very selective when it comes to protecting civilians in libya that they protect them but in some other countries they turn a blind eye. thank you. well the antiwar activists say the u.n. resolution that sanction the attack on libya is riddled with contradictions...
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u.s. and allied forces meeting in paris to talk about potential military action. president obama said yesterday that the united states will take part in a no-flight effort. -- no-fly effort. we want to get your thoughts on the u.s. joined the no-fly effort. here is how you can contribute this morning. here iare the numbers at the bottom of your screen. the president announcing yesterday in a statement about the united states supporting a no-fly zone. this has been done by several allies. we will take a look at the headlines on "washington journal" this morning. mr. obama sketched out an american military role. -- rule. you have probably seen other headlines this morning as well. meetings are going on to talk about the strategy with the united states and other allied forces. the president made the statement yesterday about joining the no- fly zone effort. he spoke about what the united states will not do. here is what he had to say. >> i want to be clear about what we will not be doing. the
u.s. and allied forces meeting in paris to talk about potential military action. president obama said yesterday that the united states will take part in a no-flight effort. -- no-fly effort. we want to get your thoughts on the u.s. joined the no-fly effort. here is how you can contribute this morning. here iare the numbers at the bottom of your screen. the president announcing yesterday in a statement about the united states supporting a no-fly zone. this has been done by several allies. we...
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were u.s. lawmakers brainwashed by the military when making key decisions on supporting the escalation of the war in afghanistan that's a question posed by rolling stone magazine which alleges lieutenant general william caldwell the man in charge of training in afghanistan ordered psychological operations against visiting senators and congressional delegations to manipulate them into backing more funding and troops for the war there they have a special unit that conducts psychological operations now termed a information support operations said he was told to provide quote deeper and now it says of pressure points we could use to leverage the delegation from more fronts my job in psyops is to play with people's heads to get the enemy to behave the way we want them to behave and perhaps is it from doing that to our own people when you ask me to try to use these skills on senators and congressmen you're crossing a line moreover it's illegal to do so according to the defense department's own defini
were u.s. lawmakers brainwashed by the military when making key decisions on supporting the escalation of the war in afghanistan that's a question posed by rolling stone magazine which alleges lieutenant general william caldwell the man in charge of training in afghanistan ordered psychological operations against visiting senators and congressional delegations to manipulate them into backing more funding and troops for the war there they have a special unit that conducts psychological...
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it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles over libya about twenty they've been defense targets have been hit in the west of the country by more than one hundred missiles from the sea. and promises to confront what he calls the attacks on clinton crusader when asked for an urgent un security council meeting discussed in the city international action for the u.n. resolution one that no noise had been forced to stop bloodshed on the ground i mean russia and china and some purpose disagreed. it's essential by western nations but when the. when people cross our cov
it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles...
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now the u.s. has a national debt of some fourteen trillion dollars and considering iraq and afghanistan one might expect there to be some war fatigue among the taxpayers you think capitol hill washington d.c. could expect any backlash from this. i think so is usually happens in the first days or even weeks of intervention like this public opinion tends to be high and then it immediately starts to go down as people see this is not something that is over in three days and people start recognizing that this is starting to look like the wars that we have been in now for years there's also an extreme fight going on on capitol hill about where to make budget cuts and we see cuts coming out of key services to our communities to teachers firefighters police and at some level we have to be asking ourselves can we afford yet another war and i think if it was pose like that to the american people the majority would say no or let's turn our attention now to a story that's right this moment coming across the w
now the u.s. has a national debt of some fourteen trillion dollars and considering iraq and afghanistan one might expect there to be some war fatigue among the taxpayers you think capitol hill washington d.c. could expect any backlash from this. i think so is usually happens in the first days or even weeks of intervention like this public opinion tends to be high and then it immediately starts to go down as people see this is not something that is over in three days and people start recognizing...
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oil u.s. intelligence satellite reconnaissance and other physical tests in the disputed territory between yemen and saudi arabia to feed the entire world economy for the next fifty years that's only one example somalia is another one the world is swimming in oil we're running into oil not running out of it so again i say this is a political ad geo political question american power since nine hundred forty five has rested on control of oil control of oil everywhere and how that middle east situation develops is going to have a massive impact on that but that's a political question a resource question michael if i hear your answer the question peter is yes they want to sell oil ok all right michael if i can go you in respect to be respected be anybody irrespective of you aggrieved in the peak oil theory or not put that aside right now it's still going to be an issue of price and the input political turbulence will always for exporters drive up the price i mean again the kind of in the program wh
oil u.s. intelligence satellite reconnaissance and other physical tests in the disputed territory between yemen and saudi arabia to feed the entire world economy for the next fifty years that's only one example somalia is another one the world is swimming in oil we're running into oil not running out of it so again i say this is a political ad geo political question american power since nine hundred forty five has rested on control of oil control of oil everywhere and how that middle east...
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the u.s. have be commercial interests and other places like bahrain which is also suffering here men ivory coast to see horrible violence the west is not so interested parties trying to push are reporting that now with concerns that a no fly zone over libya could be a cover up for foreign and for scaling gauge and antiwar activists jim brann says that you were solution is full of holes you can interpret so many things and then i mean what on earth you mean by protecting civilians presumably it means protecting civilians from both sides because there are clear suggestions of atrocities on both sides and you know one sided thing but of course i think the central point is that the whole thrust of the intervention is not seems to me is not a principled thing and that accounts for the for the contradictions and the holes in the resolution i think the whole thing is a mess so the resolution itself is full of holes because i think you have to question the whole process and once you start on the proce
the u.s. have be commercial interests and other places like bahrain which is also suffering here men ivory coast to see horrible violence the west is not so interested parties trying to push are reporting that now with concerns that a no fly zone over libya could be a cover up for foreign and for scaling gauge and antiwar activists jim brann says that you were solution is full of holes you can interpret so many things and then i mean what on earth you mean by protecting civilians presumably it...
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the u.s. britain and france has interests in sustaining a civil war rather than reaching some type of. time when things can be sort of put back together in the country can be a whole it's about sustaining the period of civil war and thus the stabilizing revolutions which took place in tunis and in egypt i think it's interesting that there is such a respect for these u.n. resolution for the un resolution one thousand nine hundred ninety three when israel has violated countless un resolutions in the united states britain and france had never even considered military action let alone sanctions but we'll hear what benefit does it have for the last for the u.k. france and the united states to have such strife going on in libya to have the civil war as you say they want to keep that going by. what i think if we can specifically talk about britain for a moment let's look at who was next to david cameron when he went to egypt after the revolution it was his friends from b. eighty systems this war is c
the u.s. britain and france has interests in sustaining a civil war rather than reaching some type of. time when things can be sort of put back together in the country can be a whole it's about sustaining the period of civil war and thus the stabilizing revolutions which took place in tunis and in egypt i think it's interesting that there is such a respect for these u.n. resolution for the un resolution one thousand nine hundred ninety three when israel has violated countless un resolutions in...
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the ties between professional football and the u.s. military have existed since the start of the n.f.l. back in one thousand twenty that relationship to the men slaves during world war two and today that bond is stronger than ever. in terms of the strict don't feel feel a certain kind of killing innocent recent history has taught us the sports is never just something that we just sit back and mock at sports always had an important social function and the history of american sports is no different. in the united kingdom she's available insists the house bill and feels you will go to the old waverly hotel they can hold so much of the mill stone hotel some of the old country house today is the. town's the rim bronze discriminate the chesterfield.
the ties between professional football and the u.s. military have existed since the start of the n.f.l. back in one thousand twenty that relationship to the men slaves during world war two and today that bond is stronger than ever. in terms of the strict don't feel feel a certain kind of killing innocent recent history has taught us the sports is never just something that we just sit back and mock at sports always had an important social function and the history of american sports is no...
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military is already delivering supplies, u.s. rescue teams and nuclear experts are said to be working with japanese officials to provide assistance where they are needed the most. >>> the operators of the two nuclear pow power plants here in california say the ocean- side facilities are able to withstand large. the santa know pray plant is located in northern san diego county and the diablo county in the san luis obispo. they say it can withstand a magnitude 7 quake. diablo canyon can handle a 7.5 quake. diablo canyon is currently in the process of getting its license renewed. stay with us for continuing coverage, we'll bring you the latest developments from japan and the impact here in the bay area. >>> later this hour we'll go live to santa cruz where the harbor there remains closed after last week's tsunami. what we heard tonight about access to boats plus the outpouring of support from japanese victims from here in the bay area and how you can help. also, why an early warning system for,may still be years away from reality in
military is already delivering supplies, u.s. rescue teams and nuclear experts are said to be working with japanese officials to provide assistance where they are needed the most. >>> the operators of the two nuclear pow power plants here in california say the ocean- side facilities are able to withstand large. the santa know pray plant is located in northern san diego county and the diablo county in the san luis obispo. they say it can withstand a magnitude 7 quake. diablo canyon can...
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on the one hand i'm not sure what the national interest is to the u.s. in interfering in in what's going on in libya. the much less i mean you need to watch to institute a no fly zone it be interesting to see under what authority the they do that there is we may not like the government but there is a government there on the other hand i think there is not one movement going on if you look at what's going on across in bahrain that is much i think more a sectarian issue between the shias and the sunni's than it is. a rebellion against an autocratic government which is not frankly well that are but i thought it authoritarian although there is a obviously a an economic difference so so i'm not sure this is all one movement i think they were are people are taking advantage and i use that in a positive way taking advantage vantage of the situation as they find it to try to effect change it to their benefit but what's going on in libya is certainly not at all by the same as what's going on in state a question of though if i go to you in cairo again i mean we ju
on the one hand i'm not sure what the national interest is to the u.s. in interfering in in what's going on in libya. the much less i mean you need to watch to institute a no fly zone it be interesting to see under what authority the they do that there is we may not like the government but there is a government there on the other hand i think there is not one movement going on if you look at what's going on across in bahrain that is much i think more a sectarian issue between the shias and the...
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military is already delivering supplies, u.s. rescue teams and nuclear experts are said to be working with japanese officials to provide assistance where they are needed the most. >>> the operators of the two nuclear pow power plants here in california say the ocean- side facilities are able to withstand large. the santa know pray plant is located in northern san diego county and the diablo county in the san luis obispo. they say it can withstand a magnitude 7 quake. diablo canyon can handle a 7.5 quake. diablo canyon is currently in the process of getting its license renewed. stay with us for continuing coverage, we'll bring you the latest developments from japan and the impact here in the bay area. >>> later this hour we'll go live to santa cruz where the harbor there remains closed after last week's tsunami. what we heard tonight about access to boats plus the outpouring of support from japanese victims from here in the bay area and how you can help. also, why an early warning system for,may still be years away from reality in
military is already delivering supplies, u.s. rescue teams and nuclear experts are said to be working with japanese officials to provide assistance where they are needed the most. >>> the operators of the two nuclear pow power plants here in california say the ocean- side facilities are able to withstand large. the santa know pray plant is located in northern san diego county and the diablo county in the san luis obispo. they say it can withstand a magnitude 7 quake. diablo canyon can...
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the u.s. military for assistance. the nuclear emergency has forced the evacuation of more than 400,000 people. those in the affected area lineup for hours for drinking water, food, and other essential goods. most of remained, in the face of enormous hardship and confusing news -- confusing news. now some are growing anxious. >> i am extremely uneasy. information is so complex, and i cannot make any decisions by myself. i am really confused. >> emergency officials are checking people at shelters who fled the affected area for higher levels of radiation. but levels so far are of little concern, as is limited radioactivity directed in drinking water in the fukushima area. >> the japanese emperor has expressed his deep concern about the nuclear crisis. in a rare address to the nation, he called on the japanese people to reach out and help each other in this time of national suffering. in the disaster areas in the country's northeast, hundreds of thousands of people are still facing shortages of fu
the u.s. military for assistance. the nuclear emergency has forced the evacuation of more than 400,000 people. those in the affected area lineup for hours for drinking water, food, and other essential goods. most of remained, in the face of enormous hardship and confusing news -- confusing news. now some are growing anxious. >> i am extremely uneasy. information is so complex, and i cannot make any decisions by myself. i am really confused. >> emergency officials are checking people...
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and it looks like the u.s. and its allies have chosen to support the rebels ok ok that's what it looks like ok who exactly these people are is not very clear to me or it seems to anybody else ok but so the u.s. and its allies are making a commitment to somehow rebuild the nation of libya haven't we learn from our past experiences go right ahead. so we have to play the hand we're dealt and the hand it will develop is this we're seeing a complete meltdown of authoritarian rule in north africa and in the middle east what does the united states or allies do sit back and let it occur when people are rising up and asking for help and atrocities are being made against their of people by their own governments is that what america and our allies should do you know we need to stand with the people who are standing up against again or at their own we're going to hell with what happened and also it's not fair is what we heard also on the program what about bahrain we're not talking about them we're not protecting their rig
and it looks like the u.s. and its allies have chosen to support the rebels ok ok that's what it looks like ok who exactly these people are is not very clear to me or it seems to anybody else ok but so the u.s. and its allies are making a commitment to somehow rebuild the nation of libya haven't we learn from our past experiences go right ahead. so we have to play the hand we're dealt and the hand it will develop is this we're seeing a complete meltdown of authoritarian rule in north africa and...
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u.s. how do you play needed military intervention in the country. absolutely how all he always revolts run their course in the middle east and north africa has spin doctors being recruited to wash away the blogs. as america's top diplomat hillary clinton campaigns are dissolved or missing america's news in the media war we look at how the u.s. is currently spending the cash for most of washington's message. and to business the world's largest island medium producer roussel has rejected neurochemicals offer to buy out twenty percent of its shares saying it wouldn't be in the best interests of its shareholders more entrenched minute's time. very warm welcomes and this is a line from moscow there's increasing speculation the u.s. and u.k. could intervene in libya with the use of force president obama said he's keeping all options open and is ready to act if the crisis deepens washington has already increased its presence in the region as the as more on the situation. the u.s. has already seen
u.s. how do you play needed military intervention in the country. absolutely how all he always revolts run their course in the middle east and north africa has spin doctors being recruited to wash away the blogs. as america's top diplomat hillary clinton campaigns are dissolved or missing america's news in the media war we look at how the u.s. is currently spending the cash for most of washington's message. and to business the world's largest island medium producer roussel has rejected...
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the u.s. senate to fill the term of the late senator ted kennedy. at 8, richard whitmire examines former washington, d.c. school chance michelle rhee's efforts to reform the school system. on after words, rubin carter talks about the 20 years he spent in prison and his work for the innocence since his 1935 re-- 1985 release. we conclude with mr. west who served as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs durgd reagan administration. he argues that a reliance on counterinsurgency strategies has led the u.s. astray in afghanistan. >> in this time we win, senior editorial writer robbins argues that the tet offense offensive was a failure for the vietnamese. from san diego, this is about an hour. >> thanks, t.j.. good morning, everybody. happy to be here. thanks for inviting me. i'm really delighted. i noted on your web site that it identified me as writing for "the washington post" and not the washington times. i'm not offended. maybe they are. [laughter] slight differenc
the u.s. senate to fill the term of the late senator ted kennedy. at 8, richard whitmire examines former washington, d.c. school chance michelle rhee's efforts to reform the school system. on after words, rubin carter talks about the 20 years he spent in prison and his work for the innocence since his 1935 re-- 1985 release. we conclude with mr. west who served as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs durgd reagan administration. he argues that a reliance on...
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ok the u.s. is a bull in a china shop you do not ask the ball to fix things you get him out of the china shop before you try and fix things as it is and if i go to you in cairo let's try to square the circle here because i don't think we can here we've had president obama coming out hillary clinton we've had european leaders cameron we have had sort of cozy talking about freedom democracy all those nice things that we all like to hear about and we think about ourselves ok but how do you square that with military intervention by arming people can you bring all these wonderful ideas through the through the tube bombing people killing innocent civilians create creating political facts on the ground you with military use can you bring the two together. unfortunately yes you can bring the two together it's a sad situation as i said it's a policy that is far from being an idea the idea it would have been a much earlier intervention politically to prevent because if you from using his military to crush
ok the u.s. is a bull in a china shop you do not ask the ball to fix things you get him out of the china shop before you try and fix things as it is and if i go to you in cairo let's try to square the circle here because i don't think we can here we've had president obama coming out hillary clinton we've had european leaders cameron we have had sort of cozy talking about freedom democracy all those nice things that we all like to hear about and we think about ourselves ok but how do you square...
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the pentagon says air defenses have been a severely disabled as they put it the u.s. has launched missiles from its war ships and submarines in the mediterranean targeting it cannot these air defenses and as the pentagon says the goal is to shape the battlefield for the coalition forces to take further action basically what they're doing is they're clearing this guy is so that he is not able to shoot down any planes of the coalition forces and the pentagon also says that this is just the beginning of the operation and in the coming few days more nato ships will converge on the lead here to enforce a naval blockade and earlier french fighter jets had carried out strikes on the doppies ground forces and there have been reports of civilian casualties caused by the attacks and really alarming reports where president obama also reiterated is that there will be no u.s. troops on the ground although there are still lot of questions as to the limits of this intervention will be enough for the coalition forces to do just this arm could be or will they go beyond that pool and w
the pentagon says air defenses have been a severely disabled as they put it the u.s. has launched missiles from its war ships and submarines in the mediterranean targeting it cannot these air defenses and as the pentagon says the goal is to shape the battlefield for the coalition forces to take further action basically what they're doing is they're clearing this guy is so that he is not able to shoot down any planes of the coalition forces and the pentagon also says that this is just the...
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prices will leave the end of the u.s. economy not just an end to the recovery there's no more bailouts like a reality peak oil expert michael c. rupert sees happening it will hit one hundred fifty dollars a barrel which he believes is inevitable this year others predicted going to two hundred twenty dollars it's so devastating because oil. fuels more than just cars. it fuels the entire global economy. though there's no doubt that if gas goes to five dollars a gallon for americans to come to dick there would be a high political price to pay for the obama administration yes yes. selene prices go up too much and for a very long period it's a severe. severe political impact if there is no denying the u.s. has played a role in the events that have transpired in the middle east every time u.s. president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation he
prices will leave the end of the u.s. economy not just an end to the recovery there's no more bailouts like a reality peak oil expert michael c. rupert sees happening it will hit one hundred fifty dollars a barrel which he believes is inevitable this year others predicted going to two hundred twenty dollars it's so devastating because oil. fuels more than just cars. it fuels the entire global economy. though there's no doubt that if gas goes to five dollars a gallon for americans to come to...
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to step back and for nato to take command when by all means the u.s. plays the leading role in nato will also have to tell us what the end game is but most importantly i am just dying to hear from this president why we're involved in the first place i'm sure that kosovo might be used as a shining example rwanda as the example. what not to do when you move away from the argument that we intervene in civil conflicts out of the goodness of our hearts and effort to save innocent civilians well it becomes questionable as the sole reason when you look at the rain gamut and syria they're all comes back to why the us is there and what's in it for us i think the words of defense secretary robert gates on this past weekend continue to echo. no i don't think it's a vital interest for the united states but we clearly have interests there and it's a part of the region which is of vital interest for the united states and so is there anything that obama can say tonight will make us forget those words by defense secretary gates more of that here to discuss that with m
to step back and for nato to take command when by all means the u.s. plays the leading role in nato will also have to tell us what the end game is but most importantly i am just dying to hear from this president why we're involved in the first place i'm sure that kosovo might be used as a shining example rwanda as the example. what not to do when you move away from the argument that we intervene in civil conflicts out of the goodness of our hearts and effort to save innocent civilians well it...
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star some of the main developments in the area they sell three u.s. b. two stealth jets have reportedly dropped forty bombs on a major libyan air field operation against colonel gadhafi regime news into its second day overnight there was heavy gunfire in tripoli some military facilities and fuel storage tanks hit. aeration against colonel gadhafi regime is being led by france and united states scale not seen in the arab world since no one. about twenty libyan defense targets have been hit in the west of the country by more than one hundred missiles from american and british ships and submarines colonel gadhafi gave a brief statement saying libyans will confront what he called attacks on the colonial crusader or call for an urgent u.n. security council meeting to discuss the didn't receive an operation international action followed the un's resolution to allow the force little or no fly zone to stop bloodshed on the ground and russia and then with china and some latin american countries did. sebree with essential by western countries to start with intra r
star some of the main developments in the area they sell three u.s. b. two stealth jets have reportedly dropped forty bombs on a major libyan air field operation against colonel gadhafi regime news into its second day overnight there was heavy gunfire in tripoli some military facilities and fuel storage tanks hit. aeration against colonel gadhafi regime is being led by france and united states scale not seen in the arab world since no one. about twenty libyan defense targets have been hit in...
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u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton that the international community is still going to go ahead with concrete implementing this no fly zone she too saying that only even can gadhafi be judged in terms of what his real motives are properly when i look at the u.n. security council resolution one nine seventy three it's the resolution status quo that any and all action may be taken to prevent to protect other civilians in libya there are some concern that imposing a no fly zone could just end up with a full scale military intervention is that what people in libya are worried. i think the rebels here really do support the call for a no fly zone but even they are particularly cautious and they are against that no fly zone being enlarged to mean something more the question being asked is if in most my zone does not work if indeed a no fly zone is not able to stop the gadhafi regime from to come continuing with his military activities what then will be the next step and experts have been bank
u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton that the international community is still going to go ahead with concrete implementing this no fly zone she too saying that only even can gadhafi be judged in terms of what his real motives are properly when i look at the u.n. security council resolution one nine seventy three it's the resolution status quo that any and all action may be taken to prevent to protect other civilians in libya there are some concern that imposing a no fly zone could just end...
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operation odyssey dawn has begun as the u.s. and international forces launch attacks on libya this weekend but a lot of lawmakers here at home are wondering if this attack is unconstitutional we'll tell you why president obama might have overstepped his bounds and on the topic of libya what exactly is our mission there obama keep stressing the point that the u.s. is not leading this attack saying that we're helping to accomplish key goals but he doesn't say what those goals are i think that's a little bit misleading and shocking and disturbing photos surfaced from a german news source showing u.s. soldiers posing with dead afghan civilians so we have to ask if this could be the next great and protesters flocked to quantico this weekend to speak out against the treatment of suspected leaker bradley manning so is this a sign the u.s. is finally paying attention to the way the government has been portraying manning or is there still no justice in sight and are police trained well enough to interact with the muslim community after p
operation odyssey dawn has begun as the u.s. and international forces launch attacks on libya this weekend but a lot of lawmakers here at home are wondering if this attack is unconstitutional we'll tell you why president obama might have overstepped his bounds and on the topic of libya what exactly is our mission there obama keep stressing the point that the u.s. is not leading this attack saying that we're helping to accomplish key goals but he doesn't say what those goals are i think that's a...
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took the lead on libya not the u.s. u.s. it still does this moment why has it and in fact that involved obama wants to hand it all but as a quick just read the paper i just read the press so this is really not an american war with. the united states military you know you know like a well known internationally and we know a deferential and a british where the leader is behind this operation not obama. not go bomb administration so what i see here is madness friends with the rebels i think you have to stay out of order as if i got a right to know what you have is a i want to go to i want to go to the i want to get this is a bull in the ok all right eric finish your point there's really no it's not going what i want to see a shop the u.s. ok the u.s. is a bull in a china shop you do not ask the ball to fix things you get him out of the china shop before you try and fix things as it is and if i go to you in cairo let's try to square the circle here because i don't think we can here we've had president obama coming out hillary cl
took the lead on libya not the u.s. u.s. it still does this moment why has it and in fact that involved obama wants to hand it all but as a quick just read the paper i just read the press so this is really not an american war with. the united states military you know you know like a well known internationally and we know a deferential and a british where the leader is behind this operation not obama. not go bomb administration so what i see here is madness friends with the rebels i think you...
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london that gadhafi needs to be judged by his actions and not by his words and we're hearing from the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton that the international community is still going to go ahead with input implementing this no fly zone key to say but only then can gadhafi be judged in terms of what his real motives are the rebels here really do support the call for a no fly zone but even they are particularly cautious and they are against that no fly zone being enlarged to mean something more the question being asked is if if no fly zone does not work if indeed a no fly zone is not able to stop. he was in some fun to come continuing with these military activities one being will be the next step and experts have been banging the question of when exactly will this no fly zone be implemented we still have no timeframe how long will it continue for well if all of libya who exactly will be involved and who will have the chain of command now we are hearing parallels being made with the situation in the operations in iraq and afghanistan here to the core is the civilians to be taken care
london that gadhafi needs to be judged by his actions and not by his words and we're hearing from the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton that the international community is still going to go ahead with input implementing this no fly zone key to say but only then can gadhafi be judged in terms of what his real motives are the rebels here really do support the call for a no fly zone but even they are particularly cautious and they are against that no fly zone being enlarged to mean something...
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the u.s. heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan are opposed by the majority of people in britain even if supported by the british government hill vowed to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecution he says he won't be alone look he makes loved mines and nuclear weapons and contracts out interrogation of guantanamo bay although it will be the u.k. arm that carries out the survey there's still a worry that the information could fall under the auspices of the us patriot act which compels personal data held by any company on systems in the us to be made available to government intelligence the office but national statistics which gauged lockheed martin maintains its taken measures to make sure u.s. authorities can't access the data. all dance of processing would be carried out in the u.k. leave or be held any point outside the u.k. the lockheed martin staff will have access to any personal census data all data is the property of the owners and only u.k.e. you own companies
the u.s. heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan are opposed by the majority of people in britain even if supported by the british government hill vowed to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecution he says he won't be alone look he makes loved mines and nuclear weapons and contracts out interrogation of guantanamo bay although it will be the u.k. arm that carries out the survey there's still a worry that the information could fall under the auspices of the us patriot...